“Walladah” – silkscreen print
Born in 1956 in Saudi Arabia and raised in the US. She received her education from Cairo University and Minneapolis College of Arts & Design. Al Mansour’s work mostly addresses the identity of Arabic women and voices her desire for change in order to reach equality and justice. She also seeks issues such as religions, sexualities and tolerance.
She has an array of works, variating from silk-screen prints on fabric usally using henna ink, to paintings, 3D work and more. Depiction of Arab individuals comes in a consistent pattern in her work, and a heavy usage of Arabic calligraphy incorperated in most of her work.
Two paintings from the series “Identity” – acrylics
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September 19, 2008 at 10:07 am
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September 19, 2008 at 10:50 am
My mother once had an exhibition with Hind Al-Mansour in Riyadh. I remember her well.
September 19, 2008 at 3:35 pm
amazing work. Especially the first one. Is that some Moroccan satanic style?
September 19, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Roba,
wow – really? I never knew your mom did art and stuff! Would love to see some one day ;)
Tambi,
Not really, there’s no pentagram in the artwork! hehe
and even if there’s, Pentagram should be associated with the goddess venus!
October 4, 2008 at 10:59 pm
‘Walladah’ work is disgusting. I am surpised that the Arabs have lost their haya and modesty.
October 5, 2008 at 12:14 am
Abdullah,
You are entitled to your own opinion, but I’m afraid I can’t grasp what lies under “disgusting”. Would you care to elaborate more?
Oh and I don’t believe they lost it, I don’t know what you understand of “modesty” or “haya” but this is art and should remain a free form of expression…
October 5, 2008 at 12:37 am
Abdullah are you suggesting that you are disgusted at the imagery of the human form as an artistic expression or that your mind is so perverse that it would interpret it as a pornographic image? Modesty, or 7aya, is highly relative, and the artist does not seem to be suggesting we should work towards a lack of such values. It reads to me as an interpretation of life and birth, basic human values and endorsement of life.
October 14, 2008 at 8:47 pm
It’s about time expressing women sexuality. We look at our day and time as modern but really past civilisations were more open and tolerent towards these things.
May 3, 2010 at 4:05 am
horray to u Hend ,, go go Arab ladies
December 3, 2011 at 5:06 pm
2ND INTERNATIONAL MAIL ART EXHIBITION IN NYÍRACSÁD
The local government of Nyíracsád and Ligetalja Tourist Association are inviting mail art applications. Those pieces of art are to be sent that can be delivered by post. The works will be the property of Nyíracsád and lodged in Than Mór Mail Art Museum, where they will be constantly exhibited in a 2-3 months rotation.
Themes:
1. Enchanting women
2. The wonderful world of tales
There is no constraint regarding the technique.
We accept:
Paintings: oil, aquarelle, gouache, tempera, etc
Graphics: pen, pencil, chalks, pastel, etc
Fine-Art prints: copper, wooden, metal, lino or plastic etching, intaglio
Other: collographia, serigraphia, glassware, mosaic, jewels, leather artworks, origami, enamel,textiles etc
Photo: black and white, coloured, photo graphics, digital prints, etc
Statuettes: wooden, metal, ceramics, plastic, etc
DVD: max. 10 minutes
Music CD: max. 15 minutes
Size: paintings, graphics, etc: max. 70*50 cm, 2-3 pieces/person
statuettes: max 70 cm
We also exhibit the documents attached to the works, e.g. photo, catalogues.
Please send the works to the following address between 1 September 2011 and 30 April 2012:
Kiss József painter, organizer
Postal code: 4262
Nyíracsád, Széchenyi utca 11.
Hungary
The opening ceremony of the exhibition will take place in Nyíracsád in Malom Gallery on 18 May, 2012, 5 PM.
It is recommended to send the art pieces in time so there will not be postal delays towards the deadline. Please be advised that due to the amount of email responses, we may not be able to answer all enquiries. Please check the internet for further information on mail art.
Contact: hunmailart@gmail.com
Dr Nagy János Kiss József Sándor Edit
mayor painter, organizer director
Ligetalja Tourist Associat
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April 9, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Excelent, we wish all u best with your work.
All over the world.
February 27, 2013 at 10:13 pm
how can I get your contact info.
Is there a phone number I could reach you at?
I don’t know if you still remember me. My name is Rita Farah and I teach Arabic in two different schools in the Minneapolis district and I have something for you where you can get paid $62.50 an hour and we need you for 2 or 3 hours.
September 29, 2020 at 2:36 am
Thank you for sharing.